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Personal info

Full name
WOLF, Francis Donald
Date of birth
15 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Hometown
Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
15329224
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
743rd Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 October 1944
Place of death
Bardenberg, South of Herzogenroth, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 7 1

Immediate family

Members
Arthur A. Wolf (father)
Mary A. (Burnes) Wolf (mother)
Williard A. Wolf (brother)
Harold Wolf (brother)
Herbert B. Wolf (brother)
Walter H. Wolf (brother)
Martha M. Wolf (sister)

More information

T/5 Francis D. Wolf attended Washington Clay High School.

He enlisted at Camp Perry, Lacarne, Ohio on 14 October 1942. He was sent overseas in November 1943.

During an action, in the vicinity of Herzogenrath and Bardenberg, C Company attacked German positions with five tanks. In this action, five pillboxes were assaulted and many prisoners taken, an enemy artillery post was overran, one 150 mm gun, one enemy Mark IV tank and two anti-tank guns were knocked out. At a certain moment an enemy tank came in from the left and knocked out tank C-16. All the crew but the gunner were killed: Sgt. Earle E. Lafferty, Cpl. John J Gorel, T/5 Francis D. Wolf and Pvt. Alvin R. Standerfer. Only Pvt Jones E. Harris got out unharmed.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Various Family Trees, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 743rd Tank Battalion, S-3 Journal 743rd Tank Battalion, www.newspapers.com - The South Bend Tribune 29 October 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The South Bend Tribune 29 October 1944